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“If you offend, ask for a pardon; if offended, forgive”. Forgive the one, who is guilty to you. Apologize if you made a mistake.
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If you can’t resolve your problems in peace, you can’t solve them with war.
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War has no eyes
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woman who pursues a man for sex loses her spiritual beauty.
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Roosters’ tail feathers: pretty but always behind.
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There is no medicine to cure hatred.
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One cannot both feast and become rich.
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Peace does not make a good ruler.
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One must talk little and listen much. 
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It’s much easier to fall in love than to stay in love.
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